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Comparative Study
. 1976 Oct;32(4):649-52.
doi: 10.1128/aem.32.4.649-652.1976.

Effect of alfalfa fiber substrate on culture counts of rumen bacteria

K T Chung, R E Hungate
Comparative Study

Effect of alfalfa fiber substrate on culture counts of rumen bacteria

K T Chung et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1976 Oct.

Abstract

A medium has been developed using alfalfa fiber as the sole substrate. It gave high culture counts (3 X 10(9) to 8 X 10(9)/ml) of rumen bacteria. When this medium was combined with the medium 98-5 of Bryant and Robinson, modified to contain 33% rumen fluid instead of 40% clarified rumen fluid, a higher count was obtained than with either medium alone.

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